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turn inside out

VERB
comb
Synonyms
STRONGEST
examine forage inspect investigate rake rummage scour scrutinize search sift
STRONG
beat grub hunt probe screen sweep
WEAK
beat the bushes finecomb go through with fine-tooth comb leave no stone unturned look high and low ransack search high heaven turn upside down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignore
VERB
delve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
burrow inquire
STRONG
dig dredge examine excavate explore investigate probe prospect ransack research rummage search seek shovel sift spade trowel unearth
WEAK
ferret out go into gouge out jump into leave no stone unturned look into really get into scoop out
Antonyms
STRONG
fill find ignore neglect
VERB
dig
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delve find go into retrieve search sift uncover unearth
STRONG
expose extricate inquire probe prospect research root
WEAK
bring to light come across come up with dig down look into search high and low shake down turn upside down
VERB
explore
Synonyms
STRONGEST
analyze delve into examine probe research scrutinize search seek test try
STRONG
burrow hunt inspect prospect question reconnoitre scout sift tour travel traverse
WEAK
dig into go into have a look inquire into leave no stone unturned look into
Antonyms
STRONGEST
find neglect
STRONG
ignore overlook
VERB
hound
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annoy bother goad harass heckle hector persecute pester pursue
STRONG
bait bug chivy curdle dog drive harry hassle hunt impel prod provoke rag ride scout scratch tail
WEAK
be at be on one's back be on one's case be on one's tail beat the bushes bird-dog give chase hunt down leave no stone unturned rag on scratch around search high heaven take out after track down turn upside down yap at
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid help ignore make happy please soothe support
STRONG
discourage dissuade halt let go repress stop
WEAK
leave alone
VERB
invert
Synonyms
STRONG
alter backtrack capsize change convert evert flip flip-flop introvert modify overturn renege revert tip transpose turn upend upset
WEAK
double back inverse transplace turn down turn over turn the tables upturn
Antonyms
STRONG
continue grow hold keep leave alone persist remain stay straighten
VERB
rummage
Synonyms
STRONGEST
comb forage poke scour
STRONG
delve disarrange disarray disorder disorganize disrupt disturb examine explore fish grub hunt jumble rake root seek shake spy toss
WEAK
beat the bushes dig out ferret out leave no stone unturned look high and low mess up mix up search high heaven shake down turn upside down
Antonyms
STRONG
arrange calm cover neaten neglect order organize soothe systematize
VERB
scour
Synonyms
STRONGEST
comb ransack rummage
STRONG
beat find forage grub hunt inquire rake rout seek
WEAK
ferret out go over with a fine-tooth comb leave no stone unturned look for look high and low look up and down track down turn upside down
Antonyms
STRONG
answer lose neglect
WEAK
dirty ignore overlook rust
VERB
search
Synonyms
STRONGEST
check comb examine explore go through hunt hunt for inspect investigate look probe ransack scan scour scout scrutinize seek sift
STRONG
beat ferret forage frisk grope grub inquire prospect pry quest rake root rummage study
WEAK
beat about cast about chase after go in quest of go over with a fine-tooth comb gun for leave no stone unturned look for look high and low look over poke into rifle through run down shake down smell around track down turn upside down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignore neglect overlook
STRONG
cover
WEAK
find
VERB
upset
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disturb spoil unsettle
STRONG
capsize change derange disarray disorganize invert jumble muddle overturn pitch reverse rummage spill subvert tilt topple tumble turn upend upturn
WEAK
keel over mess up mix up overset put out of order tip over turn topsy-turvy turn upside down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
order
STRONG
clear up organize straighten
WEAK
place

Example Sentences

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"People were harsher to me than they were in high school. It made my world turn inside out."

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2022

We all remember March 2020, when the cancellation of college and N.B.A. basketball games signaled that the coronavirus was about to turn inside out life as we knew it?

From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2021

Second place receives these two soft, rubbery balls, about the size of golf balls, that turn inside out into . . . wow, soft-spiny mittens!

From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2017

They’re so cute: if you say “turn the other cheek” to them, their cheeks actually turn inside out and reveal their mechanical innards.

From The Guardian • Nov. 7, 2016

Despite this, I remain doubled over and heaving until I wonder if it’s possible to turn inside out.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen